Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed allegations made by No advocate Warren Mundine

Anthony Albanese said conspiracy theories about the Voice to Parliament mirror false sentiments made during the historic 1992 Mabo court case.

Anthony Albanese has hit back at accusations from Warren Mundine of attacking anti-Voice opponents and opening the gates to “horrible racial abuse.”

On Wednesday, the leading No advocate claimed racial vilification used against him during the campaign had driven him mad and “suicidal”, and blamed the Prime Minister for the onslaught.

“He's talking about a referendum that is supposed to be uniting a country, and the first things that come out of his mouth are attacking people,” Mr Mundine said.

Mr Albanese argued the anti-Voice campaigner’s allegations relied on fear and pointed out that Mr Mundine had a record of making personal statements against him.

“I think people can make their own judgement about this, making attacks. That was one just there from Warren Mundine,” the PM told ABC Radio.

Prominent No advocate Nyunggai Warren Mundine. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Mr Mundine’s comments referenced a speech made by the PM on Monday where he spoke of “Chicken Littles of the past”, igniting scepticisms about an Indigenous Voice.

“Mate that’s not abuse, that’s disagreeing with you,” ABC’s Virginia Trioli told the No leader.

The criticisms come after the Prime Minister formally launched the Yes campaign in Adelaide, announcing the historic referendum for October 14.

Speaking ahead of a rally in Hobart, Mr Albanese said the overwhelming majority of Indigenous Australians supported being recognised in the Constitution.

“We have an eight-year life expectancy gap. A young Indigenous male is more likely to go to jail than to go to university, a young Indigenous woman is more likely to die in childbirth than a non Indigenous woman,” he said.

The No campaign has to win three out of six states in order for the referendum to fail. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Brenton Edwards

“We have gaps in health and education and housing. We need to do something different and to do something better.”

The announcement of the vote date has sprung Yes and No campaigners into action across Australia.

Ahead of referendum day, AEC Commissioner Tom Rodgers warned of circulating misinformation around how to vote.

“Forget ticks and crosses, please just write yes or no in full on the ballot paper to make sure your vote counts,” he said on Thursday.

The Australian Electoral Commission has urged people to register to vote in the upcoming referendum. Picture: Kym Smith/NewsCorp Australia.

“There is even a participating tool on our website. I urge people to practise there to make sure they can cast valid votes, and it’s as simple as that.”

To be successful, the Voice must garner a majority of votes nationally, as well as a majority of votes in a majority of the six states.

The votes of residents in the ACT and Northern Territory are only counted in the national vote.

Only eight out of 44 previous referendums have passed in the country’s history. The last time Australia voted on a referendum dealing with Indigenous matters was in 1967.